Chair for spinal deceases prevention and treatment

ABSTRACT

A chair is intended to serve in the health-improvement medicinal field and refers to the training devices for spinal diseases prevention and treatment. The present chair includes a base, a seat, connected with said base, a device for turning of said seat in horizontal flatness and inclining in vertical flatness. Besides, the chair includes the device for the seat height regulation and the device for seat incline (swing amplitude) regulation in vertical flatness. The chair has additional device for turn-over the seat, which allows folding this chair in a portable position and to wide a possible sphere of usage (places of work or places of rest).

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

The present invention refers to the health care and prevention medical supplies manufacturing, in other words, to special devices for prevention and treatment of spinal diseases.

The problem of the spinal and especially lumbar diseases is one of the essential problems of the modern society, caused by the lack of physical loadings and so called hypodynamic lifestyle.

There are lots of curative and training types of devices, which are well known in the world. All of them are intended to load and strengthen different kinds of the user's muscles. For example, they include the devices described in the U.S. Pat. Nos. #6,824,505B1; 6,830,542B2; 6,827,676B2.

However, the devices mentioned above do not provide any therapeutic effects, which are necessary for prevention and treatment of spinal diseases.

The purpose of the present invention is to create a device, mostly affecting muscles and cords, located near and between the patient's vertebras, which help to prevent and treat various spinal diseases, especially the lumbar area of spine.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

According to the present invention the chair refers to the health-improvement medicine, more precisely—to the special devices for spine diseases treatment and prevention.

Furthermore, the chair has additional advantages, in that:

-   it provides the seat height regulation, which allows to adjust of     said chair for people with different height, in the correct and     comfortable position; -   it allows adjustment of the seat incline (swing amplitude), which     provides the user with the a possibility to install the chair     depending on the user's physical health. -   it also provides the possibility of a chair-folding to a portable     position, which allows for the wider sphere of usage (places of     home, of work or places of rest).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 is a front view of a first preferred embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the first preferred embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a second preferred embodiment in a working position.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a second preferred embodiment in a folding position.

FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional view of the seat turn-over device.

LIST OF RERFERENCE NUMERALS

-   10-base -   12-seat -   14-ball-and-socket join -   16-seat height regulator -   18-seat incline regulator -   18 a-stopper-nut -   20-check-nut -   22-check-nut -   24-screw -   26-ring -   28-rod -   30-sleeve -   30 a-turning sleeve -   32-join ball -   34-join socket -   36-seat turn-over device -   38-U-shape member -   40-axis -   42-stopper

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1, 2 show one of the preferable embodiments of the offered invention. According to it; the chair includes a base (10), a seat (12) connected with said base, a device (14) for a turning of said seat in horizontal flatness and inclining in vertical flatness. In addition, the chair is equipped with a device (16) for seat height regulation and a device (18) for seat incline (swing amplitude) regulation.

According to this version (FIG. 1, 2) the base includes a ring (26) made, for example, of pipe billet or any other similar material. No less than three connections (28) are attached to the ring (26) in the form of pipes or bars, in equal distances from each other along the ring (26). Spare ends of the connections (28) are attached to a sleeve (30). Said sleeve has internal thread linked with a screw (24), which is connected with the seat (12) by a ball-and-socket join (14). A ball part (32) of this join (14) is attached to the screw (24) and is placed into a socket part (34). Said socket part is fixed to the back side of the seat (12). This kind of connection allows for turning the seat (12) in horizontal flatness and to incline it in a vertical flatness.

There is a regulator (16), to adjust the height of the seat (12) which includes the screw (24), the sleeve (30) and a check-nut (20).

The seat incline regulator (18) provides an adjustment (swing amplitude) of the seat (12) in vertical flatness. The regulator (18) includes a stopper-nut (18 a), and a check-nut (22), which are joined with the screw (24). According to the present embodiment, shown on FIG. 1, 2 the chair works as follows:

in the beginning the ball-and socket join (14) is gripped with a help of the stopper-nut (18 a) and the check-nut (22). Than the seat (12) together with the screw (24) is adjusted to the desired height, and this seat (12) position is fixed with a help of the check- nut (20). After that the seat (12) is installed at the requested incline (swing amplitude) by a twisting off the check-nut (22) and the stopper-nut (18 a). After that the user sits down and performs the exercises.

FIG. 3, 4, 5 shows another preferable embodiment of the presented invention, which additionally provides portability of the offered chair. This advantage is supplied by a device (36) for over-turning the seat (12).

Said device includes a U-shape member (38) attached to the upper part of the base (10), a fixed axis (40) on which turning sleeve (30 a) is placed and a stopper (42) for fixing the seat (12) in a working position.

The chair, according to this embodiment (FIG. 3, 4), works as follows: To unfold the chair (FIG. 4) into working position (FIG. 3), seat (12) together with all its connections (14, 24, and 30 a),turns over by 180 degrees, and the working position of the chair is fixated by a stopper (42).

The further operations with said chair are performed as above described operations with the first embodiment of this invention.

The folding of the chair into the non-working position is carried out in the backward succession. 

1. A chair for spinal diseases prevention and treatment includes a base, a seat, connected with said base, and a device for turning of said seat in horizontal flatness and inclining in vertical flatness.
 2. A chair for spinal diseases prevention and treatment includes a base, a seat, connected with said base, a device for turning of said seat in horizontal flatness and inclining in vertical flatness, as well as a device for a turning over of said seat.
 3. The chair, of claim 2, wherein said device for turn over of said seat, performed as a U-shape member, fixed on an upper part of said base, and a turning sleeve, connected with said seat, which are joined with each other by an axis fixed on said U-shape member.
 4. The chair, of claim 1, wherein said device for turning and inclining the seat performed as a ball-and-socket joint, one part of which is connected with upper part of said base and another part is connected with a back side of said seat.
 5. The chair, of claim 1, further including a device for seat incline regulation.
 6. The chair, of claim 5, wherein said device for seat incline regulation performed as an adjustable stopper, which is placed on a guide, located under said seat.
 7. The chair, of claim 1, further including a device for seat height regulation.
 8. The chair, of claim 7, wherein said device for seat height regulation is performed in the form of two mated parts, one of which is a guide connected to said base, and another part is an adjustable member which is connected to said seat.
 9. The chair, of claim 8, wherein said device for seat height regulation is performed in the form of the screw-thread connection, including a sleeve with internal screw thread, connected with said base, and a screw, joined with said sleeve and connected to said seat.
 10. The chair for spinal diseases prevention and treatment includes a base, a seat, connected with said base, a device for turning of said seat in horizontal flatness and inclining in vertical flatness as well, as a device for turning over of said seat upside down, whereby the said chair helps to prevent and treat spinal diseases and promotes it's utilization. 